Stand for electric irons



Sept. 18 1923.

. w. HODGSON sum: FOR mgcwnzc mous Filed July 28. 1921 Patented Sept. 18, 1923.

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Application filed Jul as, 1921. mm in. 488,184.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H'oncson, subject of the King of Great Britain, re

siding'fat 264 Aberdeen Road, Gisborne, in

the Dominion of New Zealand, have invented a new and useful Stand for Electric-Irons,

- its spring is adjusted tosuch a strength that i it' willgive with the weight of the iron and of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to animproved con-. struction of stand for use in supporting electrio irons when they are not in actual use, and has been devised with the object of providing forthe circuit of the iron being automatically broken when the iron is placed on the stand, and re-established when it is.

Ii (1 therefrom. The use of the-invention w1l thus provide a safeguard against fires caused through the iron overheatingbeing when left standing with the current turned on, as is now the possibility. The user of the iron in placing the 'irondown to rest, will only require to place it on the stand in order to put it out of circuit- The said stand is adaptable for use'as a table stand, or as a wall bracket, according to the manner in which it is constructed.

The invention consists in the combination with switch apparatus controlling "the electric circuit, of a hinged'shelf or plate spring controlled to normally occupy an approximately horizontal position, connected to such switch in such a manner that when in its normal position it will close the switch and when depressed against the action of its spring, it will open the switch. Thesaid shelf or plate is made to receive the iron and will thus-NprOvide that when the iron is placed to rest upon it, the current supply to the iron will be automatically switched off, and will be switched on a in when the iron is lifted. The downward and upward movements of the shelf or plate are properly controlled.

The invention, with respect to its details of construction,.may be carried out in a number of ways all embodying the same gen- ...DQC-tgd with the wall eral' featuressvgrTo adapt it for the majority of circumstances it is best carried out by constructing it as a stand adapted to rest upon the ironing.table or other-a proved support, which *stand combines wit it the control switchbeforementioned and is conif tplug sockets of the electric' 'installation an also with the iron, bx nean s ofthe usual cords. Such a construction ofappl-iance is shown in the at?" com anyin g drawings, in which Figure 1- is a plan, Figure 2 aside elevation, and s Figure 3 an end elevation of the stand. Figure4 is a ,longitudinalsectional elevation, and

Figure a transverse sectional elevation,

thereof.

In carrying out the invention, a box like framing A is provided, such havin a top B to the inside of which a switch of any approved type is fixed. That shown in the drawings is formed by an arm D'pivoted at one of its ends to a standard, D upon an insulator base E and at its other endadapted to make contact with and bridge a pair of terminals F-'-F in the same "manner as in the ordinary wall button switch of an electric light. bridg}: the terminals andwhen turned down will reak the bridge. The said terminals are interposed in'one ofthe line wires of the electric circuit fOlt the iron, such wires passing through the being connected to the socket holes of the contact block'G fixed on that end of the box and at the other end passingout through a hole H and being connected to the iron by extensioncords J of'approved length.

The stand may therefore be connected up with'a wall socket through an extension cord and plug K fitting the contact block G.

A' hinged plate M of approved area and shape is arranged above the box .A andis attached at one of .its ends to the'correippnding end of the box by means ofihinges underside and passing down through an aperture in the box top and the switch base to the arm D-of the switch C, being also pivoted to such arm. The up; and down hinging movement of the plate will there- A, and at one end 7 At its other end it is connected byv means of a link N pivotally attached to its This arm when raised will fore through this link connection cause the switch to be respectively closed and opened.

The plate is normal-ly'kept raised to close the, switch, by means of suitable springs such as the springs O surrounding its hinge pin, so that when the late is free from any weight, the switch Wlll be closed and the current will flow tothe iron in the required manner. The springs are made .of such a resistance' that they will be overcome by the weight of an iron placed on the plate. Thus when an iron is placed on the stand, itwill too depress the plate and open the switch- C and thereb cut off the electric current to the iron. n order that the plate may be prevented from turning down too far and. thus straining the switch, and in order to support the weight of the iron after the plate has dropped sufliciently to throw oil' the switch, the hinged plate M is made with "knobs m projecting from its underside,

which engage and rest upon the top B when r the plate has turhed down to the requisite extent. Other means for limiting its downward movement may, however, be employed. The upward movement of the plate under its pivots, and connections between such rest it, and an iron resting plate pivotally supt' ported at one end above the box springs acting on such plate to normally raise it on itsand the switch by means of which the switch is closed when the rest is raised and is opened by the downward movement of the rest under the weight of an iron placed thereon, substantially as specified.

2, A stand for electric irons consisting in a box or casing, a switch positioned within it and arranged in the iron circuit to control it, a plate arranged above the said box or casing, hinged at one of its ends to the corresponding end of the box or casing, a link pivotally attached at its upper end to the other end of such plate and extending downwards into the box or casing and at its lower end connected to the said switch and adapted by theup and down movements of the plate to close and open the switch. and springs controlling the said plate and normally pressing it upward to close the switch, substantially as specified. In testimony whereof, I afiix m WILLIAM HO si nature.

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